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as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
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2
as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly
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Recent Examples of fighter
Boeing and Lockheed Martin were competing to complete the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, CBS reported.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing , Lockheed Martin — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin sold off around 5.8% after Bloomberg News reported that President Donald Trump chose Boeing instead for a contract to create the next-generation fighter jet.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
The total weight classes come to eight, and a total of 64 fighters aim to land a shot at winning their respective divisions.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing , Lockheed Martin — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin sold off around 5.8% after Bloomberg News reported that President Donald Trump chose Boeing instead for a contract to create the next-generation fighter jet.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
The total weight classes come to eight, and a total of 64 fighters aim to land a shot at winning their respective divisions.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
Noun
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The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Police are investigating after the body of a boxer, who went missing on March 3, was found in a river less than 12 hours later.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bernthal, with his boxer’s profile and his live-wire emotions, is delightfully juvenile as Braxton, and the brashness of his performance balances out certain bigger choices Affleck makes, with mixed results.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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The sheriff’s office will stop accepting new defendants April 1.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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That defendant’s lawyer was David Yannetti, who famously represents Karen Read in her murder case in Norfolk County Superior Court and who represented the last two defendants called on Friday in this case.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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William, 42, sported the camouflage fatigues reflective of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Merican Regiment, an Army unit involved there, to hear about how the soldiers are securing NATO's eastern flank as part of Operation Cabrit.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The palace appeared to be in ruins, with soldiers stepping on broken tiles.—
Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral.—
Laura Lajiness Kaupke,
refinery29.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City law firm Paul LLP, which represented plaintiffs in that suit, is now assisting NCA All-Star attendees weighing legal action against Varsity and the city of Dallas for alleged negligence in securing the event.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Supporters of the bill who attended the hearing included the Florida Medical Association, which represents physicians, the Merlin Law Group, a plaintiffs firm, and the Florida Justice Association, a trade and lobbying group for plaintiffs attorneys.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Fatone has also had a reality TV run himself as a contestant — on the Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and, of course, Dancing with the Stars.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The highly quotable rocker — who asked contestants not to accept his rose, but to stay there and continue to rock his world — was more earnest and, therefore, more entertaining than The Bachelor.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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That's a significant concern for the 36-year-old scrapper heading into UFC 313.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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